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Malta vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 187th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Malta New Zealand
Population
583596
5406623
Population rank 167/197 124/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Malta and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Malta and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Malta

New Zealand
Year GDP
Malta New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 $250,728,796 $6,495,605,331
1971 $264,578,485 $7,911,136,757
1972 $295,106,628 $9,567,331,065
1973 $345,616,106 $12,802,281,898
1974 $376,081,124 $13,940,981,798
1975 $474,618,321 $12,861,983,284
1976 $527,936,989 $13,604,832,424
1977 $625,563,171 $15,446,825,318
1978 $793,673,402 $18,530,518,395
1979 $1,001,288,847 $20,731,243,113
1980 $1,250,198,601 $23,244,547,385
1981 $1,243,509,394 $24,417,617,184
1982 $1,234,474,404 $24,164,603,059
1983 $1,165,729,707 $24,309,279,706
1984 $1,101,807,023 $21,665,975,319
1985 $1,117,797,439 $24,679,795,396
1986 $1,435,038,441 $30,604,668,357
1987 $1,751,293,461 $40,376,354,070
1988 $2,019,503,068 $45,176,811,594
1989 $2,118,655,677 $43,920,222,525
1990 $2,547,328,748 $45,495,129,385
1991 $2,750,216,747 $42,745,329,732
1992 $3,021,942,759 $41,649,829,860
1993 $2,709,193,538 $46,775,620,817
1994 $2,998,505,428 $55,314,732,279
1995 $3,709,360,097 $63,918,703,507
1996 $3,822,489,746 $70,140,835,299
1997 $3,787,070,704 $66,075,143,415
1998 $4,010,092,091 $56,227,169,851
1999 $4,111,891,845 $58,762,260,626
2000 $4,036,809,865 $52,623,281,957
2001 $4,070,867,153 $53,872,425,917
2002 $4,455,127,398 $66,627,729,311
2003 $5,418,315,225 $88,250,885,550
2004 $6,104,141,501 $103,905,210,084
2005 $6,393,234,965 $114,720,129,550
2006 $6,749,838,862 $111,538,810,713
2007 $7,908,412,374 $137,188,946,866
2008 $9,135,419,490 $133,437,126,590
2009 $8,734,745,632 $121,663,439,315
2010 $9,097,044,182 $146,887,902,524
2011 $9,789,361,705 $168,484,908,960
2012 $9,609,532,106 $176,560,711,239
2013 $10,796,782,634 $191,012,364,177
2014 $11,888,032,862 $201,518,402,787
2015 $11,340,795,033 $178,224,167,088
2016 $12,025,782,885 $189,100,085,275
2017 $14,161,366,733 $206,745,969,246
2018 $16,153,779,511 $211,985,631,173
2019 $16,337,793,531 $213,006,341,102
2020 $16,409,900,599 $213,029,554,654
2021 $19,723,563,355 $253,977,931,815
2022 $19,239,187,084 $249,509,991,440
2023 $22,210,718,401 $255,194,972,673
2024 $24,322,006,608 $260,235,932,559

Malta and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Malta New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 $828 $2,311
1971 $874 $2,773
1972 $976 $3,295
1973 $1,144 $4,323
1974 $1,245 $4,611
1975 $1,560 $4,172
1976 $1,727 $4,374
1977 $2,038 $4,951
1978 $2,559 $5,937
1979 $3,196 $6,668
1980 $3,948 $7,467
1981 $3,898 $7,814
1982 $3,788 $7,656
1983 $3,527 $7,598
1984 $3,333 $6,714
1985 $3,322 $7,601
1986 $4,195 $9,428
1987 $5,084 $12,331
1988 $5,814 $13,759
1989 $6,041 $13,312
1990 $7,192 $13,663
1991 $7,559 $12,230
1992 $8,220 $11,793
1993 $7,296 $13,094
1994 $8,000 $15,280
1995 $9,828 $17,400
1996 $10,062 $18,794
1997 $9,893 $17,474
1998 $10,408 $14,738
1999 $10,609 $15,322
2000 $10,348 $13,641
2001 $10,358 $13,883
2002 $11,251 $16,874
2003 $13,594 $21,914
2004 $15,212 $25,420
2005 $15,831 $27,751
2006 $16,654 $26,655
2007 $19,444 $32,480
2008 $22,315 $31,325
2009 $21,176 $28,277
2010 $21,947 $33,762
2011 $23,517 $38,432
2012 $22,878 $40,054
2013 $25,416 $43,000
2014 $27,425 $44,618
2015 $25,530 $38,665
2016 $26,459 $40,114
2017 $30,317 $42,950
2018 $33,382 $43,257
2019 $32,422 $42,779
2020 $31,834 $41,851
2021 $38,065 $49,689
2022 $36,224 $48,760
2023 $40,182 $48,655
2024 $42,347 $48,747

Malta vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta New Zealand
1950 63.5 69.3
1951 63.9 69.1
1952 64.1 69.4
1953 64.3 70.2
1954 65.1 70.3
1955 66.3 70.5
1956 66.8 70.7
1957 67.5 70.3
1958 67.8 70.9
1959 68.4 70.8
1960 68.4 71.2
1961 68.4 70.9
1962 69.2 71.2
1963 69.2 71.3
1964 69.3 71.3
1965 69.5 71.2
1966 69.7 71.1
1967 69.8 71.4
1968 69.9 71.1
1969 70.1 71.5
1970 70.4 71.2
1971 70.1 71.7
1972 70.7 71.8
1973 71.3 71.7
1974 71.9 71.9
1975 72.1 72.2
1976 72.2 72.4
1977 72.3 72.1
1978 72.3 73
1979 72.5 73.1
1980 72.3 72.9
1981 72.4 73.6
1982 72.8 73.7
1983 73.1 73.8
1984 73.3 74.4
1985 73.9 73.9
1986 74.5 74.1
1987 75.3 74.2
1988 75.9 74.5
1989 76.2 74.9
1990 76.2 75.4
1991 76.5 76.1
1992 76.7 76.2
1993 76.8 76.5
1994 76.9 76.9
1995 77 76.8
1996 76.3 76.8
1997 77.3 77.3
1998 77.8 78.2
1999 77.8 77.9
2000 77.9 78.7
2001 78.9 78.7
2002 78.5 78.9
2003 78.7 79.1
2004 79.2 79.4
2005 79.5 80
2006 79.6 80
2007 79.7 80.1
2008 79.7 80.2
2009 80.4 80.5
2010 81.4 81.1
2011 80.8 80.8
2012 81.1 81.2
2013 81.8 81.6
2014 82.3 81.4
2015 82.6 81.6
2016 82.7 82
2017 83.1 81.6
2018 82.9 81.9
2019 82.8 81.8
2020 82.3 82.7
2021 82.3 82.3
2022 82.2 81
2023 83.3 82.1
2024 83.5 82.2
2025 83.6 82.4

Malta and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

New Zealand
Year Population
Malta New Zealand
1960 326,550 2,371,800
1961 325,250 2,419,700
1962 323,900 2,482,000
1963 322,550 2,531,800
1964 321,250 2,585,400
1965 318,800 2,628,400
1966 315,200 2,675,900
1967 311,550 2,724,100
1968 307,900 2,748,100
1969 304,300 2,772,800
1970 302,650 2,810,700
1971 302,700 2,853,000
1972 302,450 2,903,900
1973 302,200 2,961,300
1974 301,996 3,023,700
1975 304,222 3,083,100
1976 305,774 3,110,500
1977 306,970 3,120,200
1978 310,182 3,121,200
1979 313,342 3,109,000
1980 316,645 3,112,900
1981 318,982 3,124,900
1982 325,898 3,156,100
1983 330,524 3,199,300
1984 330,593 3,227,100
1985 336,452 3,247,100
1986 342,121 3,246,300
1987 344,485 3,274,400
1988 347,325 3,283,400
1989 350,722 3,299,200
1990 354,170 3,329,800
1991 363,845 3,495,100
1992 367,618 3,531,700
1993 371,308 3,572,200
1994 374,797 3,620,000
1995 377,419 3,673,400
1996 379,905 3,732,000
1997 382,791 3,781,300
1998 385,287 3,815,000
1999 387,578 3,835,100
2000 390,087 3,857,700
2001 393,028 3,880,500
2002 395,969 3,948,500
2003 398,582 4,027,200
2004 401,268 4,087,500
2005 403,834 4,133,900
2006 405,308 4,184,600
2007 406,724 4,223,800
2008 409,379 4,259,800
2009 412,477 4,302,600
2010 414,508 4,350,700
2011 416,268 4,384,000
2012 420,028 4,408,100
2013 424,810 4,442,100
2014 433,481 4,516,500
2015 444,220 4,609,400
2016 454,505 4,714,100
2017 467,106 4,813,600
2018 483,903 4,900,600
2019 503,912 4,979,200
2020 515,490 5,090,200
2021 518,150 5,111,300
2022 531,113 5,117,100
2023 552,747 5,245,000
2024 574,346 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Malta and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Malta

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Malta New Zealand
1960 3.62 4.24
1961 3.27 4.31
1962 3.24 4.19
1963 2.9 4.05
1964 2.79 3.8
1965 2.52 3.54
1966 2.33 3.41
1967 2.24 3.35
1968 2.12 3.34
1969 2.02 3.28
1970 2.03 3.17
1971 2.06 3.18
1972 2.01 3
1973 1.65 2.76
1974 1.64 2.58
1975 2.27 2.37
1976 2.21 2.27
1977 2.14 2.21
1978 2.05 2.07
1979 2.1 2.12
1980 1.99 2.03
1981 1.87 2.01
1982 1.9 1.95
1983 1.92 1.92
1984 1.95 1.93
1985 1.95 1.93
1986 1.93 1.96
1987 1.97 2.03
1988 2.06 2.1
1989 2.1 2.12
1990 2.02 2.18
1991 1.99 2.09
1992 2.07 2.06
1993 1.96 2.04
1994 1.84 1.98
1995 1.77 1.98
1996 1.99 1.96
1997 1.93 1.96
1998 1.84 1.89
1999 1.73 1.97
2000 1.68 1.98
2001 1.48 1.97
2002 1.45 1.89
2003 1.48 1.93
2004 1.4 1.98
2005 1.38 1.97
2006 1.36 2.01
2007 1.35 2.18
2008 1.43 2.19
2009 1.42 2.13
2010 1.36 2.17
2011 1.45 2.09
2012 1.42 2.1
2013 1.36 2.01
2014 1.38 1.92
2015 1.37 1.99
2016 1.37 1.87
2017 1.26 1.81
2018 1.23 1.71
2019 1.14 1.72
2020 1.13 1.61
2021 1.13 1.64
2022 1.08 1.66
2023 1.06 1.56

Malta and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Malta

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Malta New Zealand
1960 23.6 27.5
1961 23.8 27.1
1962 24 26.8
1963 24.2 26.4
1964 24.4 26.2
1965 24.5 26
1966 24.6 25.9
1967 24.8 25.8
1968 25 25.7
1969 25.5 25.7
1970 25.9 25.6
1971 26.3 25.7
1972 26.8 25.9
1973 27.2 26
1974 27.6 26.2
1975 28 26.3
1976 28.4 26.5
1977 28.7 26.8
1978 29.2 27.1
1979 29.6 27.5
1980 30 27.9
1981 30.3 28.2
1982 30.6 28.5
1983 30.9 28.8
1984 31.2 29.1
1985 31.4 29.4
1986 31.7 29.8
1987 32 30.1
1988 32.4 30.4
1989 32.7 30.8
1990 33 31.1
1991 33.3 31.4
1992 33.7 31.7
1993 34 32
1994 34.3 32.3
1995 34.7 32.6
1996 35.1 32.8
1997 35.5 33.2
1998 35.8 33.6
1999 36.1 34
2000 36.4 34.3
2001 36.7 34.6
2002 37 34.8
2003 37.4 35
2004 37.7 35.2
2005 38.1 35.5
2006 38.4 35.8
2007 38.7 36.1
2008 39 36.4
2009 39.3 36.6
2010 39.6 36.8
2011 39.9 37
2012 40.2 37.2
2013 40.4 37.4
2014 40.6 37.5
2015 40.6 37.4
2016 40.6 37.3
2017 40.5 37.2
2018 40.2 37.3
2019 39.9 37.3
2020 39.9 37.5
2021 40.2 37.8
2022 40.8 38.1
2023 41.4 38.3
2024 41.8 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
97.9%
2024

Energy

Malta New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta New Zealand
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
88.3%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Malta New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Malta New Zealand
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
60,159 mi
2020

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